Social Studies Colonies

4 New England Colonies

Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

What’s the main reason people settled in the Massachusetts colony?

New society to practice Puritan beliefs

What religion did you have to be if you lived in England?

Church of England/Anglican

How were Massachusetts and Rhode Island different?

Massachusetts is strictly Puritan. RI is free

What are the Fundamental Orders?

It defines the process of voting and terms of oaths

What are the 4 Middle Colonies?

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

What are the geographic features of the Middle Colonies?

Good for grain farming, cold wet winters, fertile soil, mild climate, long hot summers, lot of rain, rolling hills and valleys

How were the colonies of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania governed?

By proprietors

What are the 5 Southern Colonies?

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Soyth Carolina, Georgia

What are the geographic features of the Southern Colonies?

fertile soil, many rivers, excellent harbors, varied soil, long growing season, flat land, hot and humid

What were the main crops in Southern Colonies?

Tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo

What was the triangular trade?

Slave trade that traded goods and people across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. The trade routes look like a triangle

What was the middle passage?

The enslaved Africans on the ship were chained and extremely uncomfortable going to the Americas as a slave. Middle leg of Triangle Trade

What was the House of Burgesses and why is it an important part of American history?

First representative legislative body in colonial America that included 3 representatives from each of 11 Virginia boroughs

Who’s Thomas Hooker?

He was banished from Massachusetts because he disagreed with the strict religious rules and he founded Connecticut

Who is Roger Williams?

He founded Rhode Island as a safe haven for people of any religion?

Who’s Anne Hutchinson?

Founded colony of Portsmouth in Rhode Island

Who’s William Penn?

Founded Pennsylvania as a safe haven for Quakers and everyone else

Who is James Oglethorpe?

He founded Georgia as a place for people in poverty

Who’s Lord Baltimore?

Proprietor of Maryland, wanted to establish colony for Catholics